Pavel: Magical Creation or How to Invent a New Trick ©Undated Pavel Magic, Switzerland Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 34 pages

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Contents:

5 Author's Foreword (Pavel)
6 Bibliography

7 Part One Magical Theory
7 - What is a Magic Trick?
7 - The Only Dozen(?) Magical Effects
9 - Basic Means in Magic
9 - Props and Accessories

10 Part Two History of Magical Creation
10 Classical Effects
11 Outstanding Magical Feats
11 - Professor's Nightmare
12 - Zigzag
12 - Card Magic
13 - Standard Methods
14 - Zombie Ball
14 - Invisible Thread
15 Discovery of New Principles

15 Part Three Creating New Magical Plots
16 Mechanics of Magical Thinking
17 Title for the Trick
17 - Impression: sample newspaper trick
20 Ideal Trick?
21 A Semi-Novelty Created
22 Rope Magic
22 - Staggering Spiral: a brand new rope trick
25 Original Magic!
26 Brainstorming
26 The Spectator's Misapprehension
27 Psychology and a Card Trick
27 Surprise Climax
28 Repeated Climax
28 Inversion
28 Variations on a Theme
29 - Color Changing Confetti: four effects
29 You Can't See It, Cause It's Invisible!
29 Synthetic Methods
30 Specialization
30 Theme Act
31 Problems For You: thirteen novel effects to find solutions to
34 Last Word (Pavel)